What exactly a keloid is? I asked another question about an industrial piercing and someone said I may have a keloid but I don't even know what it is. Anyone out there know? Thanks!!!
2007-07-27 16:09:07 · 5 answers · asked by Jenn M 3 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Tattoos
It's a type of thick scar.
2007-07-31 07:46:23 · answer #1 · answered by Nicky C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keloid scars are defined as an abnormal scar that grows beyond the boundary of the original site of a skin injury. It is a raised and ill defined growth of skin in the area of damaged skin. Although anyone can form a keloid scar some ethnic groups are at more risk of developing them.You are 16% more susceptable if you are African-American or Hispanic. Keloid scars are seen 15 times more in highly pigmented ethnic groups rather than Caucasians
2007-07-27 16:16:12 · answer #2 · answered by rein125 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be a little more simplistic, it's scar
tissue that has developed outside of the original damaged area.
2007-07-27 21:29:35 · answer #3 · answered by cpt m 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keloid
2007-07-27 16:15:16 · answer #4 · answered by artsihipchick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a big bubble of scar tissue
2007-07-30 03:05:57 · answer #5 · answered by cheri h 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋